Shock-loader



H. HENDERSON.

SHOCK LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20. 1917.

Patented Apr. 27, 1920.

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SHOCK LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20. 1911.

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APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20, 1917.

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HENRY HENDERSON, OF HALSTAD, MINNESOTA.

SHOCK-LOADER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 27, 1920.

Application filed February 20, 1917. Serial No. 149,716.

' a citizen. of the United States, resident of lialstad, county of Norman, State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Shock Loaders, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to the receptacle or box to which the bound bundles are delivered by the pick-up mechanism.

The object of my invention is to provide a receptacle of large capacity in which the bundles will be closely packed as they are delivered and from which the bundles may be delivered in a comparatively small, compact pile as the machine moves across the field.

A further object is to provide a bundle receptacle which upon delivery will not strew the bundles along the ground or cause the top of the pile to topple over when discharged.

A further object is to provide a bundle receptacle which can be easily operated by the machine attendant.

The invention consists generally in various constructions and combinations, all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the rear portion of a shock loader embodying my invention, showing the receptacle filled, ready for dumping,

Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the receptacle in the act of discharging its load,

Fig. 3 is a side elevation, showing the position assumed by the rear door of the receptacle during the dumping operation,

Fig. 41 is a plan view of the bundle receptacle,

Fig. 5 is a rear view of the same,

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 66 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 7 is a detail view, partially in section, showing the relative arrangement of the rear door and hinged bottom,

Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view, showing the provision for closing the rear door and gate in advance.

In the drawing, 2 represents the rear axle of the loader, having carrying wheels 3. 4 is a bottom of the bundle receptacle, hingedby means of loops 5 on the rear axle and free to tilt thereon when released.

The forward end of the floor has an upright plate 6 thereon and flexible means, such as a chain 7, is attached to said forward end and passes over a sheave 8 which is mounted on the frame 9 of the receptacle. .By means of this flexible connection the floor may be tilted when released to depress its rear end and discharge the bundles from the receptacle.

A flexible connection 10 is attached to the rear end of the floor and passes over a sheave 11 on the frame and is connected to a rod 12 which controls the end gate of the receptacle, as will be hereinafter described in detail, and extends forward to a point near the drivers seat, so that when the end gate is released, the floor 4; will drop simultaneously to expose the discharge opening in the rear of the receptacle.

v 13 represents the side walls of the receptacle, having flaring extensions 14 at the top and the rear ends of these walls extend a considerable distance beyond the floor, forming an overhang, and said ends are beveled and are provided with a gate 15 in position to close the rear end of the receptacle and normally prevent the discharge of the bundles therefrom. A rod 16 is secured at each end to the rear walls of the receptacle near the top thereof and passes through loops 17 secured to each side of the gate. On this rod the gate has a limited sliding movement, being held against lateral displacement by collars 18. A rod 19 is provided to which the ends of the rods 12 are connected through housings 20 and coil springs 21, which are put under compression when the rods 12 are pulled forwardly to close the gate. Loops 22 are mounted on the gate through which the rod 19 extends and collars, similar to those on the rod 6,

are provided on the rod 19 to hold the gate in place thereon. This manner of mounting the gate allows it to slide upwardly when released and swing freely to a substantially horizontal position, as indicated in Fig. 3, and the gate being comparatively light and partially counter-balanced, it will only touch the top of the pile lightly and without danger of toppling the upper bundles over upon the ground or strewing them along behind the shock loader. The purpose of having the gate slide upwardly is to prevent its lower end from striking ;the ground and being broken or damaged in case the wheels drop into a depression at the time the gate is opened. This, of course, does not happen frequently, but occasionally the wheels will dry p just as the load is being discharged and I have found that unless provision is made for upward sliding of the door that damage thereto will almost surely result. When the gate is opened the rods will be close together and the door will swing thereon as on a pivot.

The rear upper walls of the receptacle, as indicated at 22, are arranged to converge and have the effect of contracting or drawing together the bundles in the receptacle, as they are being discharged, so that when they are deposited upon the ground, instead of spreading out over a considerable area, they will in reality occupy less space than when in the receptacle. The result, therefore, will be a compact, convenient pile near the threshing machine, easy to handle and without the waste of grain which usually results from the strewing or spreading of the bundles over the ground. lVhen the floor and gate are released, the weight of the bundles will swing them upwardly to a discharging position and when the receptacle is empty, and the operator draws on the rods 12, the gate will close first and then further movement of the rods will seat the tilting floor, the springs 21 yielding sufliciently to allow this continued movement of the rods for raising the floor to its closed position.

A latch 23 is provided on the rear end of the floor for engaging the lower end of the gate and locking it in its closed position until such time as the floor is released. A pick-up mechanism 24 is provided on the forward portion of the machine and a distributing belt 25 is mounted above the ceptacle to receive the bundles from the pick-up mechanism and distribute them in front and rear of the receptacle.

The distributing belt 25 is mounted to tilt and as the rear of the receptacle be comes filled with bundles, the end of the belt projecting thereover will be raised and when it is inclined to a predetermined angle the bundles falling thereon will topple backwardly by gravity into the forward end of the receptacle and thereby it will be filled.

' This position of the distributing belt is illustrated in Fig. 1, where the part 25 is shown tilted to such an angle that the bundles deposited thereon will tip baclzwardly under the elevating apron and fall down into the forward portion of the bundle receptacle. Of course, until the rear of the receptacle 'is filled, the belt or apron will'be adjusted in a substantially horizontal position, as shown in Fig. 2, but as the receptacle becomes loaded with bundles at the rear end,

the operator will tilt the belt with its sup porting frame to the angle shown in Fig. -1.and thereupon the bundles will roll forwardly and fill the forward portion of the receptacle. Any suitable means may be pro vided for changing the angle of the distributing belt, but I prefer to provide a rod 25 connected to one end of the belt frame.

I claim as my invention 1. A shock loader comprising a shock receptacle having a tilting floor and a rear end gate, said gate having an outward movement to allow discharge of the bundles and an upward movement to clear the ground and means for delivering the bundles to said receptacle.

2. A shock loader comprising a bundlereceptacle having a tilting floor and an open rear end gate therefor, said gate being pivoted for an outward movement to expose the discharge opening of said receptacle, and also'havi'ng a sliding movement on its pivot'to raise its lower end clear of the ground and'means for delivering the bundles to said receptacle.

8. A shock loader comprising a bundle receptacle having an open rear end, a gate having its upper portion slidably supported on said receptacle for upward movement thereon, said gate having means slidably mounted on the middle portion thereof for moving it outwardly to open the rear end of said receptacle, the supports for said gate allowing it to assume a substantially horizontal position to clear'the tops of the bundles deposited by said receptacle, and means for delivering bundles to said receptacle.

4. A shock loader comprising a receptacle having a tilting floor and side walls projecting rearwardly beyond said floor, the upper rear portion of said side walls converging, a gate for closing the opening be tween said rear side walls and said side walls when said gate is opened, directing the bundles inwardly to form a compact pile upon the ground'and means for delivering the bundles to said receptacle.

5. A shock loader comprising a bundle receptacle having an open rear end and a gate for normally closing the same, an operating means for said gate having a slidable bearing thereon lengthwise of the gate adjacent the middle portion of said gate whereby it will be substantially counter balanced during its outward movement, the lower portion of said gate bearing on the outer portion of the bundles to hold them from toppling over during the discharge of the load, and said operating means sliding on said gate and allowing it to assume a substantially horizontal position to clear the top of the pile when the bundles have been discharged from said receptacle.

6. A shock loader comprising a bundle receptacle having a tilting floor, a rear end gate, rods whereon said gate is slidably mounted, means for normally holding said floor and gate in their closed position and allowing them, when released, to open under the weight of the bundles, said means mov-- ing said floor and gate simultaneously to ward their closed position, and springs provided in said means for yielding when said gate is closed and allowing said means to complete the closing of said floor and means for delivering bundles to said receptacles.

T. In a shock loader, a bundle receptacle having a tilting floor and side Walls projecting rearwardly beyond said floor, a gate for normally closing the open rear end of said receptacle and means for directing the bundles into said rear end and upon said gate and into the forward portion of said receptacle when the rear portion thereof is filled.

8. A shock loader comprising a bundle receptacle having an open rear end, a gate for closing the same, bearings for the upper por-. tion of sand gate whereon it is slidable, a rod slidably mounted on said gate near the middle portion thereof, an operating means connected with said rod and allowing it to swing outwardly under weight of the bundles in said receptacle when released, said operating means holding said gate in a substantiallyupright position against the outer portion of the pile to hold the bundles thereon and said rod sliding upwardly there on and allowing said gate to assume a substantially horizontal position to clear the top of the pile when the bundles have been discharged from said receptacle.

9. A shock loader comprising areceptacle having a floor and side walls projecting rearwardly beyond said floor, a gate having its upper portion slidably supported on said rearwardly projecting side walls and inwardly and forwardly inclined therefrom and engaging said floor to close the open end of said receptacle, and means slidably mounted on the middle portion of said gate for returning it to its closed position after the discharge of the bundles, said means allowing said gate to swing outwardly to a po sition to clear the top of the pile of bundles.

10. A shock loader comprising a bundle receptacle, an upwardly extending bundle carrying belt having its upper end terminating above the receptacle for delivering bundles thereto, and a tilting distributing device comprising an endless traveling carrier positioned at the top of the receptacle and having a portion positioned to receive the bundles from the upper end of the bundle carrying belt, the distributing belt traveling in the direction of the rear of the receptacle for distributing the bundles to the rear portion thereof and tiltable to an angle to permit the bundles to topple by gravity from the belt into the forward portion of the receptacle without changing the direction of travel of the carrier.

11. A shock loader comprising a bundle carrier having an open rear end, a hinged gate supported from above to have a vertical sliding movement in swinging open and in normally closed position standing at a downward inclination in the direction of the front of the receptacle so that when released it will swing by gravity from the rear of the receptacle and form a receding check for the bundles discharged from the receptacle and initially relieve the bundles from the weight of the gate.

12. A shock loader comprising a bundle receptacle having an open rear end, a swinging gate normally closing said end and in its closed position standing at a downward I inclined position in the direction of the forward end of the receptacle and when released swinging by gravity from the rear of the receptacle to form a receding check for the bundles discharged from the receptacle, and a lever for closing the gate, said lever having the gate pivotally and slidably connected between its upper and lower ends thereto to counterbalance the gate in swinging open.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day of January, 1917. HENRY HENDERSON. 

